Tuesday, December 4, 2007

How to become a famous artist, part 2

I have been thinking about it, and here is my opinion about how someone becomes a famous artist.
  • The person has a simple, understandable, new, unique concept that appeals to a large number of people, and he has a decent level of technical skill.
  • The person begins making a number of artworks.
  • The person catches the eye of someone in the art world.
  • The art world figure validates the artist and introduces him to the world.
  • Because the art has a broad basic appeal and is easy to "get into", many of the people who encounter it like it.
  • Soon the artist is famous.

    Examples: Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko
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